General Tom Clancy

Thirty years ago, Tom Clancy was a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore's Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, The Hunt for Red October, sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the New York Times bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it ?the perfect yarn.? Since then Clancy has established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional...See more

General Tom Clancy book reviews

  • Dead or Alive 5 out of 5

    Clancy's Dead or Alive

    by mahdi1rayattnet, Jan 12, 2012

    Well written, well researced and very readable coninuation of the Jack Ryan theme. Although this is a work of fiction it has relevance to the present geopolitical world.

    Tom Clancy is still at the ... read more

  • The Hunt for Red October 2 out of 5

    instead . . . get the video

    by bookwomanAnnie, Sep 16, 2011

    The book tends toward the tedious for a person not trained in the military lingo. Counterintuitively, the book has two "endings" -- the ending you expect, and which was a good climax, and then a ... read more

  • Executive Orders 5 out of 5

    Executive Orders

    by readerlistener, Dec 9, 2010

    A Tom Clancey "home run". I read the book and needed to have it as an audio for my wife and I to enjoy as we travel. Highly recomended whether it be audio or book form. Albris was the only place I ... read more

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